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Chapter 12 Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
Viewing CDP Properties
Viewing CDP Properties
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is primarily used to obtain protocol addresses of n eigh bori ng devices
and discover the platform of those devices.

In Logical Inventory

To view CDP properties:
Step 1 In Prime Network Vision, double-click the device whose CDP properties you want to view.
Step 2 In the inventory window, click Logical Inventory > Cisco Discovery Protocol.
The CDP properties are displayed in logical inventory as shown in Figure 12 -1 .
View VPLS core or access pseudo wire
endpoint properties XX X X X
View VPLS instance properties X X X X X
View VSI properties X X X X X
Working with Overlays
Apply overlays X X X X X
Display or hide overlays X X X X X
Remove overlays X X X X X
View pseudowire tunnel links in
VPLS overlays XX X X X
View REP information in VLAN
domain views and VLAN overlays XX X X X
View STP information in VLAN
domain views and VLAN overlays XX X X X
Other Tasks
Display pseudowire information — — — X X
Ping a pseudowire — — — X X
Remove VLANs from a map — — X X X
Rename Ethernet flow domains X X X X X
Using REP and mLACP Show
Commands —— — X X
Using Pseudowire Ping and Show
Commands —— — X X
Table 12-2 Default Permission/Security Level Required for Working with Carrier Ethernet
Services - Element in User’s Scope (continued)
Task Viewer Operator OperatorPlus Configurator Administrator